A bumper crowd at Donington Park’s Convoy in the Park was treated to 10 races of thrilling action over the weekend of 21- 22 July, with the leaders of both divisions strengthening their grip on the title.
Ryan Smith extended his lead in the championship with another strong showing at Convoy in the Park, taking five podium finishes.
But although MAN driver Smith opened the weekend with a trio of victories at his ‘home’ track, the Mansfield man didn't have it all his own way: David Jenkins and Jamie Anderson scored one apiece on Sunday despite a hefty coming together earlier in the day.
However, with one runner-up and one-third place to add to his hat-trick of wins, Smith was at the heart of the action in every one of the five fiercely contested Division One outings, and now holds a comfortable 48-point advantage over nearest rival Jenkins. The ever-improving Anderson is third, having closed the gap behind Jenkins to just 16 points.
At the start of the weekend, Smith had to work hard for pole position: his fastest lap in qualifying was just 0.191 seconds quicker than Jenkins. In the opening race the reigning champion appeared to have everything well under control, delivering a flag-to-flag win and pulling some four seconds clear of runner-up Jenkins by the finish, with Stuart Oliver (Volvo) taking the final podium spot.
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